Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 NZDT
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
21.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today?

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 2AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888899999999999999971010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257257264273244286336275275328336343343336295377549549528485646431788828
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29PM
2.01
9:41AM
1.99
10:08PM
2.01
10:20AM
1.95
10:48PM
1.98
10:59AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18PM
0.17
3:38AM
0.27
3:56PM
0.17
4:18AM
0.30
4:34PM
0.20
4:58AM
0.34
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise------7:35-------7:37-------7:37-
Sunset-7:14-------7:13-------7:12------
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----11--1121---12---2135
Temp. °C181818181819191918181819181819191919191919191819
Feels °C (?)151514151616171716151617161617171716161716151515
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